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All Change (album)

All Change
Album cover for All Change
Studio album by
Cast
Released16 October 1995 (1995-10-16)
RecordedManor Studios, Oxfordshire,
Sawmill Studios, Fowey
Genre
Length60:00
LabelPolydor (529312)
ProducerJohn Leckie
Cast chronology
All Change
(1995) 		Mother Nature Calls
(1997)
Singles from All Change
  1. "Finetime"
    Released: 3 July 1995
  2. "Alright"
    Released: 18 September 1995
  3. "Sandstorm"
    Released: 8 January 1996
  4. "Walkaway"
    Released: 18 March 1996

All Change is the debut album by the English band Cast, released on 16 October 1995 by Polydor. It spawned four singles: "Finetime", "Alright", "Sandstorm" and "Walkaway". It became the highest selling debut album in the history of the Polydor label.[2] A deluxe edition was released in November 2010.[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
God Is in the TV4.5/5[6]
The Guardian[7]
Mojo[8]
NME5/10[9]
Q[10]
Record Collector[11]
Select4/5[12]
Wall of Sound84/100[13]

The Irish Times wrote that "All Change has all the ingredients which made Cast's predecessors such a brilliant pop prospect: jangly riffs, heavenly hooks and a pervading sense of being wonderfully out of time."[14]

Roch Parisien of AllMusic found the album to be "the perfect antidote to the inner rage fueling much American alternative rock", praising the production and Power's musicianship for carrying anthemic positivity and exuberant delivery, saying that "Cast transcends the hackneyed expectations of its environment, structure, and genetics through sheer, relentless quality of songcraft and performance."[4] In a retrospective review, Jamie Atkins of Record Collector said the album "still has the most to offer", highlighting "Alright", "Sandstorm" and "Finetime"; though on tracks such as "Tell It Like It Is" and "Walkaway" "we get strong hints of future disappointments".[11]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by John Power

No.TitleLength
1."Alright"3:37
2."Promised Land"4:37
3."Sandstorm"2:41
4."Mankind"3:44
5."Tell It Like It Is"4:41
6."Four Walls"3:09
7."Finetime"3:06
8."Back of My Mind"3:04
9."Walkaway"3:51
10."Reflections"3:05
11."History"4:25
12."Two of a Kind" (+ Instrumental hidden track)25:01

2010 Deluxe Edition CD1

  1. "Alright"
  2. "Promised Land"
  3. "Sandstorm"
  4. "Mankind"
  5. "Tell It Like It Is"
  6. "Four Walls"
  7. "Finetime"
  8. "Back of My Mind"
  9. "Walkaway"
  10. "Reflections"
  11. "History"
  12. "Two of a Kind"
  13. "Instrumental (Original hidden track)"
  14. "Flying"
  15. "Better Man"
  16. "Satellites"
  17. "Follow Me Down"
  18. "Meet Me"
  19. "Hourglass"
  20. "Mother"
  21. "For So Long"

CD2

  1. "Sandstorm" (Demo)
  2. "Who You Gonna Ask?" (Demo)
  3. "Two Of A Kind" (Demo)
  4. "Finetime" (Demo)
  5. "Alright" (Demo)
  6. "Follow Me Down" (Demo)
  7. "Tell It Like it Is" (Demo)
  8. "History" (Demo)
  9. "Alright" (Demo)
  10. "Flying" (Demo)
  11. "Back Of My Mind" (Alternate Mix)
  12. "All My Days" (Outtake)
  13. "Back Of My Mind" (Live)
  14. "Sandstorm" (Live)
  15. "Reflections" (Live)
  16. "Walk Away" (Live)
  17. "Finetime" (Live)
  18. "Alright" (Live)

Personnel

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Adapted from the liner notes of All Change.[15]

Cast
Production
Additional musicians
Artwork

Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak position
UK Albums Chart 7

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Gill, Andy (20 October 1995). "Cast - All Change". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ^ Gittins, Ian (6 December 2010). "Cast — review". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Buy Cast - All Change (2CD Deluxe Edition) online at Play.com and read reviews. Free delivery to UK and Europe!". Play.com. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  4. ^ a b Parisien, Roch. "All Change – Cast". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  5. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (19 April 1996). "All Change". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ Scott, Ben P. (4 February 2014). "BritPop Month: Cast – Deluxe Editions: 'All Change'/'Mother Nature Calls'/'Magic Hour'/'Beetroot' (Edsel Records)". God Is in the TV. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (20 October 1995). "Cast: All Change (Polydor)". The Guardian.
  8. ^ Harrison, Ian (February 2011). "Cast: All Change". Mojo. No. 207. p. 119.
  9. ^ Cameron, Keith (14 October 1995). "Bore Power". NME. p. 35.
  10. ^ Kane, Peter (November 1995). "Cast: All Change". Q. No. 110.
  11. ^ a b Atkins, Jamie (March 2014). "Reviews". Record Collector. No. 425. p. 90. ISSN 0261-250X.
  12. ^ Harrison, Ian (November 1995). "Cast: All Change". Select. No. 65.
  13. ^ Graff, Gary. "Cast: All Change". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 15 April 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  14. ^ Courtney, Kevin (13 October 1995). "Rock". Sound & Vision. The Irish Times. p. 12.
  15. ^ All Change (booklet). Cast. Polydor. 1995. 31452 9312 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ "British album certifications – Cast – All Change". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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